Railway-ticket receipt.



W, H. BARNES.

RAILWAY TICKET REGEIFT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNBB, 1909.

952;?80, Patented Mar. 22, 1910.

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Application filed June 8, 1909.

.lo all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VILLIAM H. BARNES, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Ticket Receipts,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved construction in railway ticketreceipts and has for its essential object to make the same either in theform of a receptacle or coupon check, the said coupon check serving notonly to identify the ticket, but also acting as a receipt therefor, thussafe-guarding passengers traveling in Pullman cars, whose destination iseither beyond that of the car or who transfer from the car at somejunction point for a destination other than that in which the train isgoing.

The invention consists in the features of construction and combinationof parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a front elevation of this improved devicein the form of a ticket envelop with identification and receipt couponsor checks attached thereto; and Fig. 2, a side sectional elevationthereof.

As shown in Fig. l, this improved railway ticket receipt comprises arectangular paper envelop body 3, having printed upon its front side orface t, the necessary data or memoranda to enable the car conductor whentaking up a passengers ticket to indicate thereon the particular carseat, upper or lower berth, drawing room, number of passengers,destination, etc., the lower portion thereof being provided, asindicated, with suitably spaced lines for the insertion of additionalfact-s or items. The back side or wall 5 of this ticket envelop issomewhat longer than its front wall 4c and has several detachable checksor coupons 6 and 7, having suitable printed matter thereon.

The check or coupon 7 serves to identify the holder of the ticket andhas printed thereon the same number or other identification mark as isprinted on the check or coupon 6 and body 3 of the ticket envelop.

I-leretofore it has been the customary practice to take up thepassengers ticket, the conductor depositing the same within an envelopand usually giving the passenger a receipt therefor, the receipt in nowise show- Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 22, 1910.

Serial No. 500,829.

ing the destination or other important facts, so that if the conductorby mistake handed a wrong ticket or receipt to the passenger, itremained a matter of dispute and argument as to what the facts were.This improved ticket receipt eliminates such confusion and trouble,since when the ticket is taken up and deposited in the envelop, theidentification check or coupon and receipt check or coupon may both begiven to the passenger. The identification coupon serves to identify theticket held by the conductor and the receipt coupon is surrendered bythe passenger to the conductor upon the delivery of the railway ticketto him, the receipt check or coupon being usually deposited by theconductor in the envelop or receptacle.

The provision of separate, detachable checks or coupons enables anaccurate audit of all ticket holders upon the train to be readily madeby both the Pullman and train conductor, and the receipt check or couponinsures -the passenger against mistake or error, so that he will not beunduly inconvenienced in transferring from one train to another. Theticket envelop or receptacle has suitable data or memoranda printed uponits face so as to enable the conductor to tell at a glance the exactlocation, place, and destination of the passenger.

I claim:

A railway ticket receipt in the form of an' envelop having suitableidentifying data printed thereon, the envelop having two detachablecoupons, both of which may be given to the passenger at the time histicket is surrendered, one of the coupons being permanently retained bythe passenger for identifying purposes, and the other coupon beingsurrendered to the conductor upon the delivery of the ticket to thepassenger, serving as a receipt therefor, the identification and receiptcoupons and ticket envelop being similarly marked or numbered forprotecting the passenger in case the ticket has not been returned, andthe coupon calling therefor has been surrendered to the conductor,substantially as described.

ILLIAM H. BARNES.

lVitnesses TALKER BANMNG, PinRsON lV. BANNING.

